DID YOU KNOW....





The professional literature contains research and anecdotal information
on various maltreatments affecting children and youth with and without
disabilities.



Unfortunately, little information exists on abused children with hearing
loss. Reasons relate to a lack of quantity and quality in research on
this population; challenges in conducting research using sound
methodological principles that consider the population's heterogeneity
(e.g., mode of communication, language level, parental perspective on
deafness, educational placement); and scarce intervention services with
professionals trained in the unique needs of children with hearing loss.




The present article discusses types of abuse prevalent within the
overall population of children and that of children with hearing loss,
shares a rationale for practitioners and those training future
practitioners to understand abuse among this unique population, proposes
a research agenda based on existing information, and provides
suggestions for supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing and
abused.



Am Ann Deaf. 2008 Fall;153(4):376-83.

Child abuse and deafness: an overview.

Sebald AM.





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